“I’ll remember this moment for the rest of my life. The unfathomable vastness of space. Its intricate beauty. This overwhelming feeling that human beings are not the only intelligent life in this amazing, mysterious universe.” Those were the awestruck thoughts of my thirteen-year old self, as I lay in a meadow in the Swiss Alps … Continue reading Nightscapes of the Southern Sky

If you want to experience camping at its wild and adventurous best, I recommend a trip to Stanage Bay, on Queensland’s central coast. I’d never even heard of Stanage until a few weeks ago. Having spent over a month in Queensland, mostly staying in cabins in manicured towns, we were keen to head into the … Continue reading Extreme Camping at Stanage Bay

I'm writing this blog piece in a rain forest cottage in Far North Queensland (FNQ), in an inland region known as the Atherton Tablelands. We arrived here after a couple of weeks of exploring the FNQ coast: Magnetic Island, Port Douglas, Daintree and Cape Tribulation. After a month travelling in the Kimberley, this part of Australia initially felt rather tame to us. We … Continue reading Wild Tails of Far North Queensland

Through a dark tunnel of tangled fern and fig, We tread carefully along a humid track, Wondering what lies ahead. There had been no signs or markings at the roadside, Just a gap in the trees, beckoning us in. As we walk, we feel the forest edge approaching- A breeze, at first so soft that … Continue reading On Cowie Beach

Have you ever come across a person who is so magnetic that they seem to be able to charm the birds down from the trees? We were lucky enough to meet someone exactly like that last week in the beautiful town of Kununurra, a small town in the eastern Kimberley. His name is Rob Storey, and he … Continue reading The Wildlife Whisperer of Kununurra

In the heart of the Kimberley, at the western end of the Gibb River Road, lies Windjana Gorge. It's a place I'll never forget. Not because it is especially beautiful and photogenic (it isn’t) but because it literally made my spine tingle. While I was there, all my senses were heightened and I felt as … Continue reading The Spirits of Windjana Gorge

Dragon fire, the burning flames Engulf the endless red dust roads Flashing white hot at first It licks the rain-starved desert grass With silver rim light, then golden glaze Ignites the smouldering, sun-baked earth And turns the sky to molten waves That rise and fall in ochre shades Now blush, now spice, now violet haze … Continue reading Kimberley Sunset